No Chelsea recall for Boro loan star McEachran

JOSH McEachran will not be returning to Chelsea before the end of the season.

JOSH McEachran will not be returning to Chelsea before the end of the season.

Tony Mowbray revealed on Thursday that the Blues were considering recalling the 19-year-old midfielder ahead of schedule.

But, following discussions between the Boro boss and Chelsea representatives, it was agreed that McEachran would stay for the remainder of his season-long loan deal.

Meanwhile, the policy to rotate Ishmael Miller and Lukas Jutkiewicz is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

Mowbray is extremely reluctant to name the duo in the same line-up, preferring to start with one and leave the other on the bench. Between them, they have scored a respectable eight goals in 17 appearances covering Boro’s last 11 Championship games.

Explaining his policy, Mowbray said: “The ability to leave Ishmael out one week or Lukas another is allowing them both to be fit and keep going.

“It is demanding to play up at the top end of the pitch and put your body on the line, particularly the way they play, they take some batterings.

“It allows me to give one of them a breather and means I’ve got both available for selection.”

Miller is on a season-loan with Boro and, after a quiet start, is looking a useful member of the strikeforce. He’s scored four goals in his last eight appearances and set up Jutkiewicz’s consolation strike at Derby on New Year’s Day.

“I think big Ish has done all right when he’s been on the pitch,” said Mowbray.

“He’s scoring fairly regularly, though he is a player who finds it hard to get through 90 minutes simply because of his bulk and size.

“If Ishmael had had to play more, there might have been another body on the treatment table. Yet he’s very, very powerful and dynamic and can do it in short bursts.”

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